“'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.” ArtPhilosophyLastsStudyRaisedBuddhistMartial Arts Author:M. Night Shyamalan
“Since there were others, a long time ago, who were kind enough to give me a hard time and allow me to study with them, I try and express the same Buddhist courtesy.” GivingTryingKindLongHardEnoughStudyBuddhismLong TimeGive MeBuddhistHard TimesCourtesyLong Time AgoRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone who wants everything done for them. It's not for the one who just wants to stare with that fixed dog-like devotion towards the teacher.” WantDoneStudyTeacherDogBuddhismDevotionBuddhistStaringFixedFollowersCultEtiquetteDilettantes Author:Frederick Lenz
“Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what the teacher says, most of which is not verbal.” MeanStudyTeacherBuddhismBuddhistRetreatEtiquetteOccasionalSeminars Author:Frederick Lenz
“In America people have this funny idea about enlightenment and money. Money expresses a level of commitment. Studying enlightenment is like going to a university.” PeopleIdeasAmericaLevelsStudyBuddhismEnlightenmentCommitmentUniversityBuddhistEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“To know that these are people who for a moment, in glory, in light, were true warriors, and you had the chance to associate with them, to live with them, to share with them, words and moments of power - this is the nature of spiritual study.” PeopleKnowsMomentsLightSpiritualChanceStudyShareBuddhismGloryBuddhistWarriorAssociatesEtiquetteTrue Warrior Author:Frederick Lenz
“Computer science is fascinating. As you study computer science, you will find that you develop your mind. It is literally like doing Buddhist exercises all day long.” MindLongScienceStudyExerciseComputerBuddhistFascinatingComputer Science Author:Frederick Lenz
“Buddhism is the study of how to be immeasurably happy.” StudyBuddhismBuddhistCosmology Author:Frederick Lenz
“From my own personal encounters and studies with both Tantric and Zen Buddhist monks, I have found them to be humorous, warm, charming, and compassionate.” FoundMy OwnStudyHumorousWarmBuddhistEncountersCompassionateCharmingMonkCosmologyBuddhist MonkZen Buddhist Author:Frederick Lenz
“Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers.” StudyBuddhismBuddhistWho We AreCosmologyRestructuringModifying Author:Frederick Lenz
“Buddhism is the study of power initially. It takes a certain amount of power to even know your potential - to have the sense that you can change the way you perceive.” KnowsWayCertainStudyBuddhismAmountBuddhistPerceiveCosmology Author:Frederick Lenz
“Buddhism is the study of the way the mind works. One has to be able to hold a large number of relational concepts simultaneously in the mind. It is necessary to grid, to literally unlock realities and dimensions with the power of your mind.” WayMindRealityAbleNumbersStudyBuddhismConceptsBuddhistDimensionsCosmologyLarge NumbersGrids Author:Frederick Lenz
“Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world.” PeopleWorldWayLooksTalkingStudyChangedBuddhismBuddhistMonkMeditatingMonasteriesThaiBuddhist Monk Author:John Burdett
“There is this persistent theme in all of these notions that death is made more easy, whatever that means, if you've learned the territory before you get there. And you know, in the Mahayana Buddhist situation it even becomes as extreme as saying; 'life is essentially a preparation for death, a studying of the maps of a learning of the skills a packing of your picnic basket so that when you get out there and demons are sniffing you up one side and down the other you don't bungle your mantras'.” IfsKnowsMeanMadeLife IsEasySidesSituationStudySkillsNotionExtremesBuddhistPreparationThemeDemonMapsTerritoryPersistentBasketsMantrasPicnicsPackingSniffingPreparation For DeathSaying LifePicnic Baskets Author:Terence McKenna